Pregnancy Week By Week

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During the first two weeks of your pregnancy you will probably be eagerly awaiting the opportunity to start measuring your pregnancy week by week. Most women begin calculating their pregnancy weeks as soon as they make the decision to conceive. During pregnancy weeks 1 and 2 you will begin experiencing the joy that creating life entails!

Within our pregnancy week-by-week articles you'll find comprehensive information about your pregnancy week to week and the changes occurring in your body and with your baby. During each week we'll take you step by step through the changes that your body and your baby is undergoing.

During the first two weeks of pregnancy you'll experience rapid hormonal fluctuations. You may conceive but won't realize you are pregnant until pregnancy week 4 or beyond. During pregnancy weeks one and two most women have few symptoms. It is during this time the body gears up for ovulation and conception by producing progesterone and estrogen in just the right amounts to encourage your ovaries to release an egg. If conception occurs your partners sperm will fertilize the egg and the egg will travel up your fallopian tubes to the uterus, its home for the next 38 weeks.

Early Pregnancy Signs
During the first two weeks of pregnancy most women will experience few if any signs and symptoms of pregnancy. Some women will however experience some bloating or mild cramping. Cramping in the lower abdomen localized on one side or the other may be a sign that ovulation is occurring, is about to occur or has just occurred. Other signs that ovulation is imminent include increased fertile cervical mucous, which typically appears as clear, slippery and stretchy mucous. Many describe the consistency of fertile cervical mucous as like egg whites.

Another way you can monitor your fertility during pregnancy week 1 and pregnancy week 2 is by monitoring your basal temperature. This is an effective and natural way to determine a woman's most fertile times. Typically a woman's basal body temperature is between 96.0 and 97.5 degrees Fahrenheit just before ovulation. Right after ovulation however the body temperature spikes usually by .4 to .6 degrees. After this time you are no longer fertile. If you do successfully conceive however your temperature will remain elevated throughout your pregnancy.

To measure your basal body temperature accurately you must take your temperature at the same time every morning before rising. That means before you get out of bed to do anything. It's best is you sleep a solid three hour stretch before measuring your basal body temperature, as sleep disturbances can alter the results. They do make special basal body thermometers you can use specifically for this purpose.

Did You Know?
The most fertile time for a woman is the several days preceding ovulation, not the actually day of ovulation. That means you are most likely to be fertile during pregnancy at weeks 1 and 2. If you chart your basal temperature for several months you should get an idea of your peak fertility times.

Once you have conceived after a few weeks you may start noticing several early signs of pregnancy. These vary from woman to woman and can be quite tricky, but generally include:

• Increasing fatigue
• Missed or late period
• Vomiting or nausea
• Increased breast sensitivity
• Urgent need to urinate
• Metal tasting mouth
• Ovulation pain

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